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SUMMARY:Australia and New Zealand Trade Tasting 2026 - London
DESCRIPTION:Explore Australia and New Zealand’s distinctive terroirs\, vibrant winemaking communities and thrilling wines in this collaboration between Wine Australia and New Zealand Winegrowers. \nThe Aussies and Kiwis are good mates with lots in common. Fine wine\, great food\, stunning scenery\, the cool Southern Ocean and also their cool Antipodean attitude. Don’t miss this joint event to find out more! \nAcross the three cities (London\, Edinburgh and Dublin)\, there will be more than 1\,000 wines from 200 wineries spanning 50 regions in Australia and New Zealand. This is your chance to discover new wines\, revisit the classics\, meet the makers\, and catch up with importers. \nTaste the wines that have put Australia and New Zealand in the spotlight and discover exciting new styles that are coming out of the two countries today. Uncover regional and stylistic differences\, find out about winemaking techniques and innovative spirit\, and look into the future of Australian and New Zealand wine. \nIn London\, there will be a ‘Sommelier Selections’ feature table with 40 Australian and New Zealand wines that sommeliers have nominated. Selected by some of the UK’s leading sommeliers\, these are the Australian and New Zealand wines that most excite them – wines that have ignited a love for the region or with special significance. \nThe tasting booklets and a list of visiting winemakers and winery owners will be added to the website in early January. \nRegister here \nContact:  uk@wineaustralia.com    sarahs@nzwine.com
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/australia-and-new-zealand-trade-tasting-2026-london/
LOCATION:Lindley Hall\, Royal Horticultural Halls\, Elverton Street\, London\, SW1P 2QW
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wine Australia":MAILTO:Emma.Baumann@wineaustralia.com
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SUMMARY:Australia and New Zealand Trade Tasting 2026 - Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:Explore Australia and New Zealand’s distinctive terroirs\, vibrant winemaking communities and thrilling wines in this collaboration between Wine Australia and New Zealand Winegrowers. \nThe Aussies and Kiwis are good mates with lots in common. Fine wine\, great food\, stunning scenery\, the cool Southern Ocean and also their cool Antipodean attitude. Don’t miss this joint event to find out more! \nAcross the three cities (London\, Edinburgh and Dublin)\, there will be more than 1\,000 wines from 200 wineries spanning 50 regions in Australia and New Zealand. This is your chance to discover new wines\, revisit the classics\, meet the makers\, and catch up with importers. \nTaste the wines that have put Australia and New Zealand in the spotlight and discover exciting new styles that are coming out of the two countries today. Uncover regional and stylistic differences\, find out about winemaking techniques and innovative spirit\, and look into the future of Australian and New Zealand wine. \nIn London\, there will be a ‘Sommelier Selections’ feature table with 40 Australian and New Zealand wines that sommeliers have nominated. Selected by some of the UK’s leading sommeliers\, these are the Australian and New Zealand wines that most excite them – wines that have ignited a love for the region or with special significance. \nThe tasting booklets and a list of visiting winemakers and winery owners will be added to the website in early January. \nRegister here \nContact:  uk@wineaustralia.com    sarahs@nzwine.com
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/australia-and-new-zealand-trade-tasting-2026-edinburgh/
LOCATION:Sheraton Grand Hotel\, 1 Festival Square\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9SR
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SUMMARY:Australia and New Zealand Trade Tasting 2026 - Dublin
DESCRIPTION:Explore Australia and New Zealand’s distinctive terroirs\, vibrant winemaking communities and thrilling wines in this collaboration between Wine Australia and New Zealand Winegrowers. \nThe Aussies and Kiwis are good mates with lots in common. Fine wine\, great food\, stunning scenery\, the cool Southern Ocean and also their cool Antipodean attitude. Don’t miss this joint event to find out more! \nAcross the three cities (London\, Edinburgh and Dublin)\, there will be more than 1\,000 wines from 200 wineries spanning 50 regions in Australia and New Zealand. This is your chance to discover new wines\, revisit the classics\, meet the makers\, and catch up with importers. \nTaste the wines that have put Australia and New Zealand in the spotlight and discover exciting new styles that are coming out of the two countries today. Uncover regional and stylistic differences\, find out about winemaking techniques and innovative spirit\, and look into the future of Australian and New Zealand wine. \nIn London\, there will be a ‘Sommelier Selections’ feature table with 40 Australian and New Zealand wines that sommeliers have nominated. Selected by some of the UK’s leading sommeliers\, these are the Australian and New Zealand wines that most excite them – wines that have ignited a love for the region or with special significance. \nThe tasting booklets and a list of visiting winemakers and winery owners will be added to the website in early January. \nEmail jean@jeansmullen.com to attend \nContact:  uk@wineaustralia.com    sarahs@nzwine.com
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/australia-and-new-zealand-trade-tasting-2026-dublin/
LOCATION:The Alex Hotel\, 41 - 47 Fenian Street\, Dublin
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wine Australia":MAILTO:Emma.Baumann@wineaustralia.com
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SUMMARY:CWW Let's talk about... The Evolving Languages of Pinot Noir with Meg Maker (Please note the new time!)
DESCRIPTION:All specialized languages evolve\, their vocabularies enjoying cycles of emergence\, standardization\, modernization\, and reinvention. Such a cycle has radically transformed wine discourse over the last fifty years. Examining this evolution reveals our ever-shifting attitudes toward the meaning and value of this singular beverage. \nIn this talk\, Meg uses Pinot Noir as a lens through which to view specific shifts in our lexical and linguistic approaches to wine commentary\, and to explore what these mean for wine’s evolving cultural significance.\nMeg originally presented this talk in July 2025 at the inaugural Pinot Noir and Identity Symposium at St. Cross College\, Oxford. Her full paper is forthcoming in World of Fine Wine in March 2026. \nMeg Maker\, chair of the Circle of Wine Writers\, is an award-winning wine and culture writer\, fine artist\, and educator. She explores wine and food as expressions of social and cultural identity\, and how these manifest history\, tradition\, and fashion. Her current research focuses on wine languages and how our linguistic choices reinforce or explode notions of individual identity and wine’s place in culture. She contributes freelance writing to various outlets and publishes her own features\, criticism\, and commentary on Maker’s Table. \nTo join this Zoom seminar\, please register now or at any time before 6pm GMT on February 10th. \nThe session\, including Questions and Answers\, will last for approximately one hour. \nTo register\, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome\, but please let Andrea know their names. \nRegister here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hjSa5C01SrOV-CTx2f4xzA \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. We look forward to seeing you then. \nIf you can’t attend the live session\, there will be a recording available to watch afterwards on the Circle’s YouTube channel (links to this and earlier sessions are in the members’ area of the website). \nHelen Savage\, CWW online events organiser
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/cww-lets-talk-about-the-evolving-languages-of-pinot-noir-with-meg-maker-please-note-the-new-time/
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SUMMARY:New York Wines Tasting
DESCRIPTION:They’ll be pouring around 50 wines from AVAs across the state\, including The Finger Lakes\, Long Island\, Hudson River\, and Lake Erie. \nPlease contact eleanor@randr.co.uk for more details. \n 
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/new-york-wines-tasting/
LOCATION:Upstairs Loft at The Light Bar\, 233 Shoreditch High Street\, London\, E1 6PJ
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260324T180000
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SUMMARY:Let's talk about... Exploding the myths of natural wine\, with Simon Woolf
DESCRIPTION:We are very pleased that Simon Woolf\, an acknowledged natural wine expert (and Circle member)\, will be presenting our next Let’s talk… session. \nOver to Simon….\n‘The term ‘natural wine’ continues to be contentious. Its true meaning is endlessly debated\, and poorly understood by regular wine lovers. It has created ghettos\, ranging traditionalists against the more radical factions of the natural wine world. Some maintain that its popularity just keeps growing\, while others insist its day has been and gone. \nI’ll start by answering two burning questions: What exactly does this term mean? Or what should it mean? When and where did it start\, and why has it created so much animosity amongst the trade? \nHow does natural wine overlap with existing certification schemes such as organics and biodynamics? What attempts have there been at certifying or classifying it? We’ll talk about the current state of play\, and the detailed definitions that have been proposed by various organisations. \nWhy do natural wines taste\, smell and look different? What are the differences in production and philosophy compared to conventional wine? Can we define what is good or bad natural wine? Is a fault always a fault\, or is beauty in the eye of the beholder? \nWe will of course tackle the thorny issue of sulphite usage\, and why it has become such a hot potato. \nA few of the movement’s pioneering winemakers will also be discussed\, together with some recommendations for tracking down and enjoying great natural wines from different parts of the wine-producing world. \nI’ll reflect on whether the term is still useful\, and what the natural wine movement has contributed to the wider world of wine. Where do we go now? Should we abandon this phrase altogether? What can we take away that’s valuable\, and what should we jettison?’ \nTo join this Zoom seminar\, please register now or at any time before 6pm GMT on March 24th. \nThe session\, including Questions and Answers\, will last for approximately one hour. \nTo register\, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome\, but please let Andrea know their names. \nRegister here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LhXYO6MPRnudcZkNbTq5rQ \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. We look forward to seeing you then. \nIf you can’t attend the live session\, there will be a recording available to watch afterwards on the Circle’s YouTube channel (links to this and earlier sessions are in the members’ area of the website). \nHelen Savage\, CWW online events organiser
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/lets-talk-about-exploding-the-myths-of-natural-wine-with-simon-woolf/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T180000
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SUMMARY:CWW Let's talk about... Keeping afloat? How French wine producers stay profitable\, with Helen Savage
DESCRIPTION:‘La crise viticole’ overshadows all other topics in French reporting on the wine industry. Consumption is tumbling\, costs are rising\, catastrophic hikes in tariffs block exports and wineries of all sizes are going out of business. Economy of scale hardly seems to matter\, but independent growers in unfashionable or overlooked appellations have their backs against the wall.  This study investigates the challenges they face and how the best and most imaginative businesses are managing to stay competitive and profitable. \nHelen Savage has carried out a series of case studies in the areas of Bordeaux away from the spotlight of the classed growths and in neighbouring Bergerac and the Côtes de Duras. In particular\, she looks in detail at the winning approach by Fanny Rey and her family at Domaine des Graves d’Ardonneau at Saint Mariens in the appellation of Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux. Fanny\, with her two brothers\, Christian and Laurent were chosen by the 2025 Guide Hachette as Bordeaux winemakers of the Year\, though Fanny readily admits this only gave their business a modest boost. We hope that Fanny may also able to join us in person. \nBiographies \nFanny Rey \nFanny comes from a family of winemakers able to trace their roots on their estate back to 1763. As a youngster\, wine was not her passion\, but she chose to combine business studies in Bordeaux as well as singing lessons at the local conservatoire. Prodigiously talented\, a glittering career on state was a real possibility\, but stage fright meant that wine won. She is takes responsibility for the commercial side of the family business of the Domaine des Graves d’Ardonneau  with its 70 hectares of vines. \nHelen Savage \nHelen is a highly experienced wine educator and writer\, a member both of CWW and  AWE. For many years based in the North East of England she moved permanently to South West France in 2023\, from where she also  pursues her special interests in organic and biodynamic viticulture\, Champagne and the wines of Alsace. She is amazed to discover that her little history of French wine written in 2011 (and even translated into French) is still available on Amazon and in other French outlets. It’s high time she wrote something else. \nTo join this Zoom seminar\, please register now or at any time before 6pm GMT on April 28th. \nThe session\, including Questions and Answers\, will last for approximately one hour. \nTo register\, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome\, but please let Andrea know their names. \nRegister here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4VxIJ73uRQKzjgRvM_OjNA \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. We look forward to seeing you then. \nIf you can’t attend the live session\, there will be a recording available to watch afterwards on the Circle’s YouTube channel (links to this and earlier sessions are in the members’ area of the website). \nHelen Savage\, CWW online events organiser
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/cww-lets-talk-about-keeping-afloat-how-french-wine-producers-stay-profitable-with-helen-savage/
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SUMMARY:A JOURNEY THROUGH LAURENT-PERRIER'S SAVOIR-FAIRE
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE \nDiscover the House’s inimitable winemaking methods at a special tutored tasting hosted by Laurent-Perrier Oenologist\, Constance Delaire. \nThis is a tutored tasting\, spaces are limited to 40 people. \n11.30 – 12.30 Tasting \n12.30 – 13.30 Buffet Lunch \n 
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/a-journey-through-laurent-perriers-savoir-faire/
LOCATION:67\, Pall Mall\, St James’s Room\, London\, SW1Y 5ES
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ORGANIZER;CN="Major PR":MAILTO:vicky@majorpr.co.uk
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SUMMARY:Tejo Tasting & Masterclass – Freshness\, Sustainability\, Value and Diversity from Portugal
DESCRIPTION:10 dynamic producers from Tejo\, the region that’s currently rising up the charts in Portugal\, are coming to London to share over 90 wines from this diverse winemaking region. \nA chance to meet the winemakers\, taste wines available in the UK and those seeking representation\, and take a deep dive into the richness of this region’s offering in the masterclass; New Terroir\, Old Vines and Modern Styles of Tejo led by Portuguese expert\, Dirceu Vianna Junior MW. \nRegister here for Wines of TejoTasting & Masterclass 11 May 2026 or contact emma@eviva.co.uk for more information. \n 
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/tejo-tasting-masterclass-freshness-sustainability-value-and-diversity-from-portugal/
LOCATION:ASIA House\, 63 New Cavendish Street\, London\, W1G 7LP
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ORGANIZER;CN="Eviva Communications":MAILTO:emma@eviva.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T100000
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SUMMARY:Australia and New Zealand Masterclass and Tasting
DESCRIPTION:The Aussies and Kiwis have lots in common: fine wine\, great food\, stunning scenery\, the cool Southern Ocean and also our cool Antipodean attitude. Our wines are an expression of our distinctive terroirs and the vibrant communities that craft them. Perfecting traditional techniques and inventing our own ways of doing things\, we push the boundaries in the pursuit of the most diverse\, thrilling wines in the world. \nJoin us for the masterclass to taste sparkling wine\, Sauvignon Blanc\, Chardonnay\, Pinot Noir and Syrah/Shiraz from Australia and New Zealand. Find out why they’ve become signature styles of the regions\, and learn about the diversity and impact of soils\, climate and winemaking. \nThe line-up includes elegant cool climate expressions and new releases as well as older vintages. We also invite you to explore classic and contemporary styles in the free-pour tasting\, which features 60 wines. The flights are sparkling wine\, Riesling\, aromatic whites\, Sauvignon Blanc\, Chardonnay\, rosé\, light reds\, Pinot Noir\, Syrah/Shiraz\, and Cabernet Sauvignon and blends. Challenge your perceptions and discover a fresh side of Australian and New Zealand wine. All of the wines are available in the UK. If you’re looking to expand your portfolio of Australian and New Zealand wines\, this is a great opportunity to taste and explore a diverse range under one roof. \nMasterclass:\n10.30 – 12.00\n14.00 – 15.30 \nFree-pour tasting\n10.00 – 17.00 \nMasterclass – Explore sparkling wine\, Sauvignon Blanc\, Chardonnay\, Pinot Noir and Syrah/Shiraz in the masterclass with Emma Symington MW and Anne Krebiehl MW\, then try 60 classic and contemporary wines in the free-pour tasting. Challenge your perceptions and discover a fresh side of Australian and New Zealand wine. \nFor more information and to register to attend\, please visit https://ausnzwine-birmingham.eventbrite.com.au \nPlease note that this is a trade tasting and is limited to wine trade and media only. \n 
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/australia-and-new-zealand-masterclass-and-tasting/
LOCATION:The Grand Hotel\, 1 Church Street\, Birmingham\, B3 2FE
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wine Australia":MAILTO:Emma.Baumann@wineaustralia.com
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